Reading “Reading Lucy”

In “Reading Lucy,” Jennifer Egan describes her experience at the Brooklyn Historical Society in which she researched the women working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in World War II. Through her archival research on one of these women, Lucille Kolkin, Egan became consumed in her research and felt a strong connection to her subject. Is there a passage in “Reading Lucy” that exemplifies Egan’s interest and investment? Describe a situation in which you became engrossed in something you were studying, learning, or experiencing.

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